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President's Remarks on West Coast Ports (10/8/02)
Report to the President: Submitted by the President's Board of Inquiry on the Work Stoppage in the West Coast Ports
Statement by Secretary Elaine L. Chao on President's Appointment of a Board of Inquiry on the West Coast Ports Labor Dispute.
Board of Inquiry Fact Sheet: President Takes Action to Protect America's Economy and Jobs
Executive Order

President George W. Bush, joined by Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Tuesday, discussed West Coast ports outside the Oval Office.

Update:
An injunction related to the Taft-Hartley Act was discharged on Dec. 18, 2002, after a proposed contract was agreed to by negotiators from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the shipping industry's Pacific Maritime Association. The Taft-Hartley injunction was issued to enable western ports to resume operations while both sides continued to negotiate.